Yeah, great idea. I loved that game too, probably the first console FPS I played after Halo.

It would be especially great if you removed the 'notches' and made the shade change a bit smoother. I also think it would be a nice idea if the dot in the middle changed *along with* the rest, so you could easily tell what HP you are at (e.g. when you get to yellow it will be yellow, at red it will be red and flash a little too maybe)

Perfect! I already have a set of 17 images, but that's even better. I will use a dynamic fade along with your suggestion. Currently all images for the new art have seventeen variants. But using the source code to achieve this will also be cool.